Scoop dares to go where The Crown wouldn’t in first trailer

The trailer for the new movie, which is based on McAlister’s book Scoops: Behind The Scenes Of The BBC’s Most Shocking Interview, features a lot of significant glances and purposeful walking. Anderson, who won an Emmy for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher on The Crown, isn’t in full chameleon mode this time. That honor goes to Sewell, a typically handsome guy who has totally transformed into the boxy, shifty Andrew.

It’s safe to say the ill-advised Newsnight interview altered the course of Prince Andrew’s life. Obviously meant to clear his name after being accused of having sex with an underage girl trafficked by Epstein, the sit-down instead further sullied his public reputation. Over the course of the disastrous conversation, Andrew claimed he wasn’t close to Epstein, but nevertheless defended the connections he made through their relationship. He attempted to discredit the allegations made by Virginia Giuffre, who recalled the prince “profusely sweating” during their encounter, by asserting that it was “almost impossible” for him to sweat at the time due to a medical condition he developed in the Falklands War. And he questioned whether a photo of himself and Giuffre was real because he said he’d typically dress more formally when he would “go out in London.”

Since the airing of the interview, Giuffre sued Andrew for sexual assault and eventually settled the case out of court. However, he was stripped of many of his military titles, banned from the use of “His Royal Highness”—a title conspicuously used in the Scoop trailer—and effectively retired from public life as a royal. Far from clearing his name, the Newsnight interview marked the beginning of the end for Andrew.

In addition to Anderson, Scoop also features the talents of another Crown alum, director Philip Martin. The script is written by Peter Moffatt (Your Honor) and Geoff Bussetil (The English Game). Keeley Hawes and Romola Garai are also set to star alongside Anderson, Sewell, and Piper.